Twitch app to be removed on Switch
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
In just a few months, the Twitch app will be removed on Switch. The news was announced in an email sent out to users today.
The app is set to be removed on January 31, 2024. Twitch did not provide a reason for the discontinuation.
Twitch has just come to Switch with a new app
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
The giant streaming app that is Twitch has just now made its debut on Switch. An official app has been released, which is accessible from the eShop.
With Twitch, users can watch livestreams, esports, IRL broadcasts, and more. Sports are also featured with basketball, baseball, soccer, football, swimming, wrestling, hockey, pool, and more through talk shows like league channels and fantasy.
Twitch Prime giving out free Nintendo Switch Online subscription
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Are you a member of Twitch Prime? If so, you’ll be happy to know that the service has extended a generous offer to Switch players.
Twitch Prime members can redeem a free Nintendo Switch Online subscription at no extra cost. You can initially receive three months for free, followed by another nine months by staying a Prime member to claim the second part 60 days from now.
More: Nintendo Switch Online, top, Twitch
Twitch’s E3 2017 live stream schedule features Nintendo on stage show, exclusive Nicalis news
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 5 Comments
Just like in previous years, Twitch will be live streaming several days of Twitch coverage. The specific time slots are still being filled in, but we have an overall idea of the schedule.
Of course, you’ll be able to watch the Nintendo Spotlight video presentation on June 13. Additionally, Nintendo will be stopping by later that day as well as on June 15 to showcase upcoming titles on Twitch’s stage show.
Twitch is also teasing exclusive news from Nicalis on June 11. It’s not clear if the reveal will be Nintendo-related, but we do know that the company has been giving Switch a lot of love as of late.
In any case, Twitch’s live stream schedule for E3 2017 is as follows:
Nintendo letting Twitch users “co-stream” Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017, Treehouse Live
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 14 Comments
Ben Goldhaber, Twitch’s Director of Content Marketing, has sent out information about the upcoming Switch streams. Goldhaber states on his Twitter page that Nintendo is allowing members of the site to “co-stream” the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 and Treehouse Live. That means users can stream both events on Twitch without any sort of penalty, such as a takedown.
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Twitch Plays Pokemon GO is now a thing
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments
Twitch Plays Pokemon became a social phenomenon of sorts back in 2014. A channel was made so that viewers could go through the entirety of Pokemon Red by entering commands via chat. After the game was completed, other Pokemon titles took on the same premise on Twitch, and even other franchises as a whole.
Thanks to Pokemon GO, Twitch Plays Pokemon is back in the spotlight. Just like when the fun started with Pokemon Red, those who stop by the new channel can type in commands.
As for how this all works:
“Crowdsourced Pokemon Go! Twitch chat decides where to send our player. Our player moves based on the most popular commands in the chat (democracy mode).
My friend is standing in Central Park right now and following all of your commands. We’re running Pokemon GO on a real iPhone and simulating touch events to control the screen. The location is spoofed. We capped the max movement speed to keep it as ‘realistic’ as possible.”
Head past the break for the live stream.
More: Niantic, Pokemon GO, Twitch
Twitch is something that could make its way to Sony and Nintendo’s portables in the future. “The company has recently moved into mobile and is looking at the Vita and 3DS as well,” GamesIndustry reports.
According to COO Kevin Lin, Twitch “definitely” wants to pursue handhelds. Viewing apps is one of the first things that will be explored.
“Handhelds. That’s something we’d love to do. On handhelds it’s more of a server/CPU concern, but we definitely want to do it. We want to build viewing apps, that’s much less CPU intensive than broadcasting.”
